My Answer

Don’t allow evil to cloud your perception of God

Q. I don’t see how anyone can believe in God, especially in light of all the bad things that have been done in the name of religion over the centuries — wars, conflicts, oppression, hate, etc. We need to free ourselves from believing in God, because religion is evil. — H.J.

A: It’s true that religion has sometimes been used as an excuse to commit great evil — tragically, even in our own time. The Bible warned that a time would come when “evildoers and imposters will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived” (2 Timothy 3:13).

But I hope...